Historic Environment Record

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York’s Historic Environment Record (HER) holds information on the city’s archaeological finds, historic buildings and monuments from a variety of sources such as archaeological reports, historic maps and trade directories.

You can browse an online version of monument data from York’s HER through Heritage Gateway which can also be used to access data from North Yorkshire and the North Yorkshire Moors. The Heritage Gateway should not be used as a substitute source of information by those conducting commercial archaeological work.

The 'City of York HER' does not cover the North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales or areas under North Yorkshire County Council.

Other sources of information

You can add additional information regarding listed buildings and structures via the Enriching the List project run by Historic England.

Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC)

Characterisation of rural landscapes and urban townscapes attempts to bring together historic and contemporary aspects of a place to help understand and appreciate it better. It provides information for individuals, communities, planners and developers.